Rachel Maddow A Block was excellent!

[Wounded Bear]

If you missed it, you should find the recording when it pops up and watch it.

She starts out with the history of what went down in 2009-10 and how the Repubs negotiated in bad faith and basically weakened both the recovery act and the ACA bills and then boycotting the actual bills when the vote came up. She finished with some commentary and a Q&A from a Biden assistant about how the little conclave with the 10 Repubs went down today. Basically, Biden gave them the nice idea but we're not gonna weaken the bill for you.

Good segment.

[bullwinkle428]

1. I would have posted an appreciation thread for her history lesson if you hadn't!

K&R.

[cilla4progress]

2. I remember this

IN DETAIL!!

Now they have to face Budget Chairman BERNIE SANDERS!!!

[ShazzieB]

18. Bernie being budget chairman

is SO perfect!

[cilla4progress]

19. ...

[Wounded Bear]

6. It's all about delaying the inevitable...

in 2009-10, by the time they got Recovery Act and the ACA passed, Repubs had played out the clock and we got literally nothing else done.

[Wounded Bear]

12. Liebermann did that...

[cilla4progress]

20. YESSSSS!

I was so frustrated at the time - wanting him to hold out for it!

I think they don't expect us to have such long memories!

[StClone]

4. Democrats have learned, and Repukes are running out of tricks.

Republican tactics over the years are finally being studied. We know not to trust them: They have created a meaner, smarter, opponent.

I think that is why we are getting down to endless lies and using state Assemblies to hold onto power. They lost grip and they know it, a Seditious Rebellion is another clue.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Very good segment on the GOP bad faith negotiation.

They weakened the Obama bills and then never voted on them any way.
Lesson learned.

[PCIntern]

9. Yep. Go Rachel

I’m certain Biden recalls.

[Wounded Bear]

11. Joe was the point man on many of those "negotiations"...

so he got personally burned by the Repubs.

[moonscape]

14. Even I recall! n/t

[Thekaspervote]

10. Biden is the truly the man of the hour!! His knowledge and experience are serving us well!

[Ferrets are Cool]

13. +1

[maxsolomon]

16. Max Baucus wasn't a Repuke.

Neither was Leiberman.

The whole thing was a fucking farce. I was enraged for a year.

[Baked Potato]

17. Republicans are never to be trusted.

[Gore1FL]

21. There was a time people were driven from DU for espousing this criticism.

I am glad it is being accepted and acted upon!

[radius777]

22. Fool me twice shame on me.

The Repubs exploited Obama's genuine desire for bipartisanship. They delayed, obstructed, pretended - just so the final bill would fail or be so watered down that voters would view Obama as ineffective.

We need to dunk on these fuckers and show them who's boss. As McTurtle himself said 'Elections have consequences.'